Babes

Stats out very cute and funny! The dialogue seemed so original and the interactions very believable. But the tension near the end was contrived and predictable. The dialogue was still fresh though. It’s a definite “worth the watch.”

I want to like this movie more than I do, but I just can't. There are some truly great writing moments in the film. The issue is that no amount of great couple moments, quirky friend dialogue or true female perspectives can outweigh the meh feelings the overall movie gives me. Is it a good chick flick? I don't think it's Bridesmaids level but it was a decent movie. Maybe it's because I wasn't really routing for anything or anyone. I was sad about Claude, geez that relationship was awesome, but it didn't linger enough to even make a tear come down at the end in the movie theater scene. I was also over all the potty jokes at the very beginning and then they just kept on coming. I will say The Omen thing was funny. It's not a rewatch but it's a if there's nothing else on kind of movie.

Just a gorgeous and hilarious portrayal of motherhood and the ‘village’ of friendship. I laughed out loud throughout and cried happy tears.

Primarily focused as hilarious ode to motherhood, with apparent fresh jokes to attribute, and supportive sisterly friendship that culminates in sweetness, however cheesy, through a genuine chemistry between the main starred duo at their memorably definitive energies. (B)

“Babes” is a hilarious found family/ buddy comedy wrapped in a Pregnancy Comedy Genre. This allows it to pick and choose which pregnancy jokes work for it and when to veer back into stand up comedian duo Glazer (Broad City) and Michelle Buteau just crushing different jokes. It’s almost old school how convenient and tidy its plot is getting out of the way to make room for more jokes in a rarely seen in 2024 sub 100 minute runtime. In a world desperate for comedy and shorter content, why this didn’t make a bigger splash confounds. A- long live Ilana Glazer. @stephczach laughed and cried and liked how breezy this movie was.

Loved this flick. Full of heart and character

Funny and charming if a bit insubstantial.

Babes is an at times funny and perceptive look at motherhood and being pregnant. It's also a bit of a let down. Billed as a comedy, it's never funny enough to earn that. Although it does have its moments, more so in the second half of the film. This film marks the directorial debut for Pamela Adlon and it tells the story of two lifelong friends in Eden and Dawn. Dawn is heavily pregnant and early in the film gives birth to her second child. On that same night Eden meets Claude on the subway home. They have a one night stand and later Eden finds out two things. She is pregnant and Claude passes away. So the film becomes the story of two friends balancing life, work and pregnancy. The serious aspect of this and the strain on the friendship works better than the comedy. It's just not funny enugh to make that side of it work. A weakness I thought too was Ilana Glazer who works brilliantly in TV but here she didn't seem to have the range to be convincing. This is a solid and at times enjoyable film, but I was hoping for a little bit more.

Babes' ending is predictable, but it's still absurd, hilarious, and heartwarming along the way.

Based on Better Things, I had high expectations from Pamela Adlon.The comedic shenanigans between the two leads are the least interesting aspect of the film. Some moments of honesty and vulnerability shine through, and a few characters make a full meal of their small roles.